As Palm Beach County Commissioners are trying to figure out a compromise to regulate Uber, the ride-sharing company may have shut down the accounts of at least two of the county’s compliance officers on purpose. According to city inspectors, Uber allegedly shut down accounts and apps of Palm Beach officials…
On Wednesday, Palm Beach County Commissioners approved an $18 million agreement to have trash imported into the county from Broward. This was done to help raise revenue for the county’s new incinerator, and has been a sore subject among residents since last April. But West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio,…
One-percenters the world over are shaking in their Louboutins this week. Over the weekend, a massive leak of financial information from the British bank HSBC pointed a bright light into the suspect penny-saving going on at the institution’s Swiss branch. These documents basically show how assets were secreted away from…
Oh, Cupid. You’re the only tiny man in a diaper besides our grandfather who can inspire us to love. But once a year, unlike our grandfather (I sincerely hope), you torture us with pointy objects. On February 14, without fail, we wake with a poke, and there you are, standing…
Even with plans for a land-use change for a baseball site still up in the air, it looks like the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals will be making West Palm Beach their permanent spring training home for at least the next three decades following the 2016 season. Gov. Rick Scott…
The “Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow” campaign started by the Florida Department of Transportation is looking to curb pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and injuries throughout the state. The campaign focuses on making sure people are alert and cautious when crossing the roads. And police in Delray Beach are going full throttle…
Attorney General Pam Bondi is urging, via a letter, that oil companies BP, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Citgo, Shell, Sunoco, Valero, Marathon, and Phillips 66 get their gas stations to stop selling synthetic drugs, including synthetic marijuana. The letter, sent by Bondi and 41 other attorneys general across the U.S., expresses…
The Miami Seaquarium, one of the nation’s oldest marine mammal parks, is bracing for a hurricane. A tirade of condemnation is now raining down from thousands of animal rights’ activists who want the iconic Florida landmark shut down. They believe the park is exploiting captive animal performers — some of…
Reuben Stacy, a 37-year-old black man, hangs from a tree on Old Davie Road in Fort Lauderdale, blood trickling down his body and dripping off his toes. Behind him, a white girl, about 7 years old, looks on, a strange smile on her face as she takes in the sight…
Jack Seiler has won reelection as Fort Lauderdale mayor for a third straight term. With polls closing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, New Times is reporting that Seiler has won a decisive victory over opponents Earl Rynerson and Chris Brennen, getting 70.85 percent of the votes. Robert L. McKinzie, meanwhile, has…
On the heels of Rep. Jeff Brandes introduction of the Florida Medical Marijuana Act in late January comes a new bill, this time introduced by fellow Republican Rep. Greg Steube. But where Brandes’ bill focuses in on trying to close off loop holes to keep medical marijuana only in the…
Update: Uber has responded to SEIU’s criticisms. “Insufficient service plagued neighborhoods for decades before Uber,” spokesperson Taylor Bennett tells New Times. “Today, trips originating in underserved areas have been growing faster than ever in South Florida, because residents simply didn’t have another option before Uber. The fact is, Uber is…
As we wrote in a recent cover story, the tale you’ve been hearing your whole life about the creation of the world’s most famous comic hero is bogus. Bill Finger, the quiet and shy writer who came up with all the major elements behind Batman, was never truly credited for…
One of the first high school polo teams is getting started at a high-priced high school owned by one of the billionaire Koch brothers — and the students are going to practice at “Wall Street Farm.” Palm Beach resident William Koch, younger brother of the Republican kingmakers Charles and David…
True to its name, Nicaragua’s Puro Humo cigar festival is hazy as hell. The smoke is thick enough to slice. Flames flicker and fade in the darkness. Figures drift through the fumes. Grinning businessmen gnaw on smoldering cigars. Bow-tied waiters scurry in the half-light. And beautiful women in sequined dresses…
Fort Lauderdale’s Municipal Primary Election is going down this Tuesday, February 10, which will have residents hitting up the polls to decide if they’ve had enough of Jack Seiler and want a fresh face representing them or if they’re going to stick with the establishment and let it ride. It’s…
Update (Tuesday 2:30 p.m.): Broward Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who drowned early Monday morning as Gerdle Moise, 27, of Margate. Original post: A man jumped into a canal and died after running away from Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies as the officers stopped him and a friend to ask…
The 2012 shooting of 24-year-old Seth Adams at the hands of a Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputy has received new interest as a civil investigation by the family’s attorney has renewed doubts about the police narrative of what led to the fatal encounter. PBSO’s story is that Sgt. Michael Custer,…
Chances are good that you or someone you know is a sucker for fantasy sports — pretending that real-life players are on your imaginary team and competing against friends’ teams based on how the real players fare in weekly performances. This time-killing hobby for sports obsessives has ballooned in recent…
Last week, it was announced that the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will not move forward with Florida’s gay marriage case until after the U.S. Supreme Court decides the issue nationally, which likely won’t be happening until some time in June. SCOTUS is set to hear and rule on…
Bill Cosby has fallen far and hard from his days as America’s Dad. Dozens of women have emerged to tell stories about how the comedian allegedly drugged and raped them or fondled them. The victim list includes at least one West Palm Beach woman. And now, a sculptor is sharing…
Don’t worry that local police departments are getting special training from the federal government to deal with “civil disturbances” — it’s merely to protect your freedom of speech. That’s what BSO and several other police departments are saying about a program they’re participating in that is offered by the Department…
